The development objective of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development for Inclusive Growth Project for Egypt is to expand access to finance for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Egypt, using innovative financing mechanisms, with a special focus on youth and women, as well as underserved regions.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) developing the software so that regional offices can feed in sub-projects status, and the environmental department (ED) in the headquarters can follow-up the status; (2) excluding sub-projects that are located in sensitive areas (including Nile islands) and tobacco production sub-projects; (3) preparing quarterly reports about the progress in implementing the mitigation measures and monitoring activities committed in the environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and the special conditions; (4) conducting audits to sample sub-projects to ensure the accuracy of submitted reports; (5) preparing collective quarterly reports about the status of sub-projects and any recommendations for the following quarter; and (6) preparing collective annual reports about the status of sub-projects and any recommendations for the following year.
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The development objective of the Helwan South Power Project for Egypt is to increase electricity generation capacity and thus help improve reliability and security of electricity supply in the country.
... See More + Negative impacts include: air quality, aquatic environment, noise and vibration, flora and fauna, traffic problems, and solid waste management. Mitigation measures include: roads will be compacted and graveled if necessary; disposal of dredged sediments to an agreed site; development of site drainage plan which reduces flow velocity and sediment load; enforcement of vehicle speed limits; limited noisy construction activities at night; use of protective hearing equipment for workers; good site management practices will be observed to ensure that disturbance of habitats off-site are minimized; disposal of waste materials unsuitable for reuse on-site, (e.g. for landscaping) at appropriately licensed sites; scheduling of traffic to avoid peak hours on local roads; and collection and segregation of wastes and safe storage.
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This book is based on the Directorate General of Human Settlements (Ministry of Public Works) experience in assisting 10 Urban Local Governments (ULGs) in Indonesia that participated in USDRP.
... See More + USDRP implement a number of steps in developing a Local Economic Development (LED). LED Program aims to help the Local Governments to: 1) institutional set-up to begin LED implementation. 2) determine the focus of economic clusters that will become a motor for the development of the regional economy. 3) formulate and develop approaches, agendas and action plans for LED program.
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